Composition heel



J. C. KRIEG AND F. FISH-BAUGH.

COMPOSITION HEEL. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14. 1919.

iwwl om N TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

. JOHN C. KRIEG AND FRANK FISHBAUGH, OF NEWARK, OHIO.

COMPOSITION HEEL.

I Specification of Letters Patent. 6 ,P atented Feb, 24,

Application filed June 14, 1919. "Serial no. 364,104.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JOHN C. KRIEG and FRANK. F ISHBAUGl-I, citizens of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Licking, State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Composition Heel, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to heels, and particularly to composition or rubber heels adapted for attachment to boots, shoes or the like.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a heel of this character having an 'antislipping ground engaging surface whereby the wearer is prevented from slipping while walking on wet or irregular surfaces.

A further object is to provide novel means for facilitating the securing of the heel to the article used in combination therewith.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear in the description, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter claimed, it being understood that changes in the detail embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of the claim, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

A practical embodiment of the invention is disclosed in the drawings in which Figure 1 illustrates in plan the heel as ap plied to a shoe;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail View of a metal plate.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 5 indicates a heel constructed in accordance with our invention the same including a curved shoe engaging surface 6, and a curved ground engaging surface 7, having curved side ribs 8', and transversely curved front and rear ribs 9, the ends of the transversely curved ribs 9 terminating short of the curved side ribs 8 to provide spaces 10 for increasing the efliciency of the rubber heel proper.

As shown by Fig. 1 of the drawings, these ribs 8 and 9 extend beyond the plane of the edge 9 of the heel thus insuring the engagement oft-he ribs with the ground surface, when in use.

Disposed centrally of the body of the heel 5, and embedded-in the composition of the heel, within the area of the ribs '8 and 9, which as shown are arranged to form a re'c ing may also der that the plug 12, which is of much' tougher material than the composition forming the ribs 8 and 9, will receive the initial wear of the heel and at the same time prevent to a degree, slipping'of the heel, before i p the ribs 8 and 9 contact with the surface on which the wearer is'walking.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I dueto the arrangement of the ribs 8 and 9,

and anti-slip plug 12, a four way non-slip ground engaging surface is provided, the ground engaging surface of the ribs 8 and 9 being curved, as shown by the drawing to enable the ribs to adjust themselves to irregular surfaces.

As clearly illustrated, the heel 5 is provided with an opening 15 extending therethrough, said opening being arranged to receive the nail, spike, or other means employed for securing the heel 5 to the shoe or article to which the heel isto be attached.

Embedded within the heel 5 and arranged adjacent the opening 15 thereof, is a triangular late 16, the same being provided with relatively small openings 17 formed in the body portion thereof and adjacent the edges,

which openings permit quantities of rubber ing, is adapted to register with the opening 15 formedin the heel proper, so that the securing means which passes through the openpass through the elongated opening 18.

From the foregoing it is obvious that the structure asshown and described is especially adapted'for use in connection with relatively small heels such as Cuban, French, or Common Sense heels, since the same tends to give the heel a rigid form and close adherence to its support.

What we claim is A cushion heel provided on its tread sur- 7 5 of'the ribs and a curved metal plate embedded in the heel and apertured to permit the passage of securing means. i

In testimony that We claim the foregoing V as our own, We have hereto afiixed oursignitures in the presence of two wltnesses.

JOHN G. KRIEG. FRANK FISHBAUGH.

Witnesses:

Jos. W. HORNER, J. R. -TONLIG. 

